mantamike Posted January 23, 2011 Share Posted January 23, 2011 Is there gonna be a sticker on the bonnet saying: Caution, keep children and small animals away or they might get sucked in keep up the great work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bsilva Posted January 24, 2011 Share Posted January 24, 2011 Hey Novashed, Congratulations on your fantastic restoration Manta. Your wheels are RH 25 Et? Wanted to buy one for mine. Best regards Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Barrett Posted January 24, 2011 Author Share Posted January 24, 2011 Is there gonna be a sticker on the bonnet saying: Caution, keep children and small animals away or they might get sucked in keep up the great work haha, i dont really have much choice, either this or a bulge which i dont fancy to be honest, needs to be functional too, will be a lot of heat under there when the snail spools up Hey Novashed, Congratulations on your fantastic restoration Manta. Your wheels are RH 25 Et? Wanted to buy one for mine. Best regards cheers, yes they are RH 8" rears and 7" fronts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Barrett Posted January 27, 2011 Author Share Posted January 27, 2011 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Barrett Posted February 5, 2011 Author Share Posted February 5, 2011 Re: project A series got the brackets tacked up today for the trailing arms final position, so i could start looking how to mount the diff, any ideas feel free to suggest guys. think i may use 2 rails either eide of the diff from the bmw subframe to the cross piece i welded in the boot, very strong anchors then, some tabs to bolt the diff to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Barrett Posted February 6, 2011 Author Share Posted February 6, 2011 Re: project A series thought about this sorta thing... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Barrett Posted March 15, 2011 Author Share Posted March 15, 2011 another purchase on its way, cant really afford to be lavishing on the 'A' but hey ho you only live once, should help me keep at it with the rear end oooeerr. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Barrett Posted April 25, 2011 Author Share Posted April 25, 2011 few pics of the progress rear end rebuild tunnel mods for prop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Barrett Posted May 15, 2011 Author Share Posted May 15, 2011 still plodding on, got the diff fully mounted now. used a nova poly rea beam bush in the end for the rear diff mount with some forward thinking made a practical solution for the final diff mount. also managed to finish all the welding on the rear end from the top. next on the agenda is to sort the bulkhead area where the steering shaft runs through. i know pics needed, will sort soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rayman Posted May 15, 2011 Share Posted May 15, 2011 Great job,love to see really good fabrication instead of just getting stuff off the shelf ......keep it up A1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Barrett Posted May 16, 2011 Author Share Posted May 16, 2011 cheers mate. its all budget orientated and hopefully good lookin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manta88 Posted May 16, 2011 Share Posted May 16, 2011 After spending a couple of days welding up my A, i can now see how much time you have put into yours,great progress look forward to seeing more pic's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Barrett Posted May 17, 2011 Author Share Posted May 17, 2011 cheers, it is is laboursome, firstly ive cut out all the rust, then onto moddifying the base car for the drivetrain etc, in soime cases cutting out the new metal ive already put in. just cant wait to get it back on the spit and weld up underneath for paint now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Barrett Posted May 26, 2011 Author Share Posted May 26, 2011 fews pics for ya'all looking more ratty by the day re-done the steering shaft at the weekend, wasnt happy with previous effort, so made a more direct one, two uni joints and took out the rubber dohnut for more 'feel' finally finished the rear panel welding just needs welds sanding off shot of e30 trailing arms and modded mounts rose jointed side, which i may not need to do now if my measurements are accurate enough rear diff mount better hsot, used a nova rear beam bush, had to make a tube to caryy it, looped a bit from a prop and minimised its diameter. and a couple of m12 bolts welded up cherry red and a few spacers, presto mount sorted welding and panel work all done under rear seats now too, pretty chuffed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Barrett Posted August 7, 2011 Author Share Posted August 7, 2011 (edited) morning guys. just to update. the manta has not been forgotton. im in the process of buying a house for the first time and finding the right one for the garage hasnt been easy but fingers crossed i have. then the work can get started for building a brand new custom build garage for the manta build and further projects in the future. it will be built without compromise, ie even a separate room for a couch PC and a sink so the missus doesnt kill me for putting greasy paw prints int he house. cant wait, also for getting back into the a series. Edited August 7, 2011 by novashed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Barrett Posted September 4, 2011 Author Share Posted September 4, 2011 righty, a little progress at last, dragged myself up the unit for some 'paul' time. lifted out the engine and subframe, diff, trailing arms and all the other crap that was in the shell. then single handed got it up on the rollover jig, tbh was pretty easy having done it several times now, and the shell weighs buggerall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Barrett Posted September 8, 2011 Author Share Posted September 8, 2011 got this handy bit of kit coming, soda/media blaster. need to get into the hard to reach areas and always wanted one. especially handy for cleaning engine parts too, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Barrett Posted January 23, 2012 Author Share Posted January 23, 2012 well, i have no progress to report unfortunately, with buying a house its taken my time up. but the only reason for the house buy was for the garage that is to be extended for the mantas new home. footings are dug, waiting for some decent/suitable weather and clear weekend of other work to get some concrete poured. i may start putting some pics up of that on this thread? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Barrett Posted March 17, 2012 Author Share Posted March 17, 2012 no work on her as such but a 450 mile round trip to co.durham has seen me with a van full of parts. and the essential mint boot lid that ive been after for a couple of years since the blasters ruinded mine. thnaks to janet for being patient with me! and thanks to being in this club for the contact! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Barrett Posted March 17, 2012 Author Share Posted March 17, 2012 i will have a few bits to sell from my own stock now as have double of some things. ie pair of doors steering rack new steering arms and some other bits Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Barrett Posted May 12, 2012 Author Share Posted May 12, 2012 righty, manta has moved home again, back to where it was first stored lol, also got some concrete in the footings for the new garage, so full seam ahead now!! amazing how much weight shes put on since all the new metal has gone in and reinforcing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johno Posted May 12, 2012 Share Posted May 12, 2012 Like your choice of engine and some great work your doin..will be a stonking A series manta when done nice one!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Barrett Posted May 12, 2012 Author Share Posted May 12, 2012 cheers johno, i hope so, there is some cracking projects going on at the moment, including yours, been following with interest! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony g Posted May 12, 2012 Share Posted May 12, 2012 You got lucky with the weather today too Tony Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Barrett Posted May 12, 2012 Author Share Posted May 12, 2012 too right, didnt help i felt like crap though, had to push all that crete round by hand with my brother, damn near killed us!, at least its in and will set well, next weekend will see blockwork shuttering up ready for the floor! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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